The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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